Receivers Corey McBride and Torrance Mosley were set just more than a week ago to extend Dutchtown's streak of SEC football signings to five years, while offensive lineman Trey Gallman continued to weigh his options.

Eight days and two pulled Arkansas scholarship offers later, and Gallman's decision to enroll at LSU as a preferred walk-on made him the lone Griffin joining the conference on National Signing Day.

Coach Benny Saia was candid with his disappointment and frustration at the Razorbacks' backing out on McBride and Mosley so late in the recruiting process, but quickly comforted by their subsequent opportunity to attend TCU that presented itself just days afterward.

"That was the whole deal was the timing of it being so late, but I'm ecstatic," Saia said. "I actually think it's a better opportunity, from a coaching stability standpoint and facilities and winning. I think it's a great opportunity for both of 'em."

The process might have been even quicker than many realized, with TCU assistant Rusty Burns visiting just one day after Arkansas called Saia.

"My coach went on a mission and went off to get schools on the line, and I said, 'Coach, you've got to call TCU back,' because I was really interested in TCU," McBride said. "So we had Coach (Burns) come to my house that night because he was already in Shreveport, and we took the visit this weekend, and I just fell in love with it. I didn't wanna leave, and I knew it was the place for me. Things happen for a reason, and I'm happy with the way it turned out."

McBride had considered Arkansas among his favorite college football teams even before the recruiting process.

And when he and Mosley visited in July, they both fell in love and quickly committed.

The experience in Fort Worth wasn't much different.

"First of all, the academics are amazing," McBride said. "It's a private school, so it has great academics, and they gave us a very warm welcome. I enjoyed talking with everyone, and everyone was so welcoming. I made a lot of friends. Plus it's only six and a half hours away, instead of nine, so that's better too."

Both players have much the same expectations heading to TCU as they did heading to Arkansas, as far as positions and potential playing time.

And the past two weeks have only given the duo all the more drive to succeed, now with a whole new group of people to prove wrong as they attempt to make the Razorbacks regret their decision.

McBride and Mosley were happy to have one another to go through the roller coaster series of events together, both dealing with the disappointment of Arkansas pulling their scholarship offers and the excitement of committing and signing with TCU.

"Me and Torrance are basically family, so we've got each others backs," McBride said. "We just kept saying to be positive and keep our heads up."

From Dutchtown's perspective, the speedy friends are Arkansas' loss and TCU's gain.

"I'mma start with Corey," Saia said. "Obviously Corey has world-class speed. Torrance, I think, may be a little ahead of him as a football player, but I saw Corey make great strides this year, so maybe Torrance knows the game a little bit better right now, but Corey has things that you can't put a price on."

The late change of plans may also bode poorly for the Razorbacks in the potential recruitment of any Griffins in the future.

"I don't think they'll be back on campus," Saia said. "I wouldn't stop a kid if he wanted to go, but our kids know what happened."